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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsReactionary Republican Rogers thinks Greenwald is a fence
Greenwald was not named specifically during the hearing, but Rogers pressed agency chiefs to say that reporters selling the access of material that was stolen from the United States government
for personal gain and profit was a criminal act.
FBI director James Comey said that a reporter hawking stolen jewelry was a crime, but it was harder to say journalism based off the Snowden leaks was criminal, since such a determination had first amendment implications.
Its an issue that can be complicated if it involves a news-gathering or a news promulgation function, Comey said.
Rogers asked: Entering into a commercial enterprise to sell stolen material is acceptable to a legitimate news organization?
Corney replied: Im not sure Im comfortable answering that in the abstract."
FBI director James Comey said that a reporter hawking stolen jewelry was a crime, but it was harder to say journalism based off the Snowden leaks was criminal, since such a determination had first amendment implications.
Its an issue that can be complicated if it involves a news-gathering or a news promulgation function, Comey said.
Rogers asked: Entering into a commercial enterprise to sell stolen material is acceptable to a legitimate news organization?
Corney replied: Im not sure Im comfortable answering that in the abstract."
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Reactionary Republican Rogers thinks Greenwald is a fence (Original Post)
Luminous Animal
Feb 2014
OP
Hmm.. Interesting that those DUers who agree with Rogers haven't chimed in.
Luminous Animal
Feb 2014
#4
Probably waiting for the new talking points about how Greenwald is a poopy head
neverforget
Feb 2014
#5
Luminous Animal
(27,310 posts)1. And from The Nation
http://www.thenation.com/blog/178228/glenn-greenwald-criminal
In 1798, the Federalist Party leveraged fear of French spies and domestic traitors to pass the Sedition Act, making it a crime to publish any false, scandalous and malicious writing that would bring Congress and the president into contempt or disrepute. Punishment ranged from six months to five years in prison and $5,000, a small fortune at the time. Several editors and publishers were prosecuted. Some newspapers folded, others were cowed into silence and at least one editor fled and continued to write in hiding.
While Rogers comments implicate all journalists (and anyone who cares about the First Amendment), he saved his ire for Glenn Greenwald in particular. For personal gain, hes now selling his access to information, thats how theyre terming it . A thief selling stolen material is a thief, Rogers told Politico after the hearing. But according to Rogers reasoning, shouldnt Barton Gellman of The Washington Post and other reports from ProPublica and The New York Times who have broken stories based on the Snowden leaks be prosecuted? And what about the editors and publishers who, arguably, have also profited from running stories based on the classified documents and some of the documents themselves?
While Rogers comments implicate all journalists (and anyone who cares about the First Amendment), he saved his ire for Glenn Greenwald in particular. For personal gain, hes now selling his access to information, thats how theyre terming it . A thief selling stolen material is a thief, Rogers told Politico after the hearing. But according to Rogers reasoning, shouldnt Barton Gellman of The Washington Post and other reports from ProPublica and The New York Times who have broken stories based on the Snowden leaks be prosecuted? And what about the editors and publishers who, arguably, have also profited from running stories based on the classified documents and some of the documents themselves?
bravenak
(34,648 posts)2. How stupid.
He doesn't need to sell secrets to make money. He's great at it.
Not that I love Greenwald, but can't we just not start making stuff up.
He irritates me but this is unsupportable. Makes no sense.
Luminous Animal
(27,310 posts)3. Kick.
Luminous Animal
(27,310 posts)4. Hmm.. Interesting that those DUers who agree with Rogers haven't chimed in.
neverforget
(9,446 posts)5. Probably waiting for the new talking points about how Greenwald is a poopy head
or something or other.